Location: St. Vincent’s Blount
Date: September 7, 2023
Time: 19:00
BCFEMSA September 2023 Meeting Minutes
Attendance
- Representatives of each member department were accounted for: Allgood, Bangor, Blount County Rescue Squad, Blountsville, Brooksville, Cleveland, Dallas Selfville, Holly Springs, Locust Fork, Murphree Valley, Nectar, Oneonta, Pine Mountain, Remlap, Royal, Snead, Straight Mountain, Susan Moore, West Blount
- Member Departments not present: Mount High, Ricetown, Rosa, Summit
- Associate members present: EMA, Forestry, Special Ops, STV Blount, BREMSS, Coroner, Alabama Fire College
- Associate Members not present: 911 Commission, Lifeguard, Law Enforcement, State Fire Marshall’s Office, RAMS, Survival Flight, Red Cross, District Attorney, VOAD, Air Evac
Guests
- All Pro- offering extra jobs for anyone interested
Previous Meeting Minutes
- Motion to Accept: Tyler Seehusen
- 2nd Motion to Accept: Scott Payne
- Minutes were approved with no objections.
Financial Reports
- Motion to Accept: Scott Payne
- 2nd Motion to Accept: Jeremy Peek
- Reports were approved with no objections.
Old Business
- None
Committee Reports
Chairman
- LTE devices are not recognized by ISO
- AAC meeting 8/30/23- discussed restructuring the committee; 911 director should not be the chair of the AAC. Director of 911 and dispatcher removed from AAC committee and replaced by the 911 Board.
- AAC- Chair- Tyler Seehusen Vice Chair- Jon Head
EMA
- At $90,000 for fuel man
911
- Opportunity to become a drone pilot- money is available to pay
Forestry
- Must do direct deposit in the next year
BREMSS
- Banquet next Tuesday at Trussville
- Will change how strokes are routed based on severity
Coroner
- Lots of overdoses
Alabama Fire College
- $100,000 in Volunteer Firefighter training
- Still have volunteer weekends
NO Report from the following Departments:
Training, Fire Prevention, Explorer post, Special Ops, St. Vincent’s Blount, Lifeguard, Sheriff’s Office, State Fire Marshall, DA’s Office, AL Lifesaver, RAMS, Survival Flight, Red Cross, VOAD, Jr. FF Camp
NEW Business
- Nominating committee
- Chairman - Clay Jones
- Vice chairman- Jon Head – declined
- Secretary- none
- Treasurer- David Horton
- Training- Jeff Ivey
-Firefighter of the year- Matt Crow
-Bylaw committee- none present
- $169,000 grant for Oneonta/Blount County Fire & EMS Association training trailer
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 19:51
The next meeting will be held on October 5th at Holly Springs with a meal at 18:30.
Meeting Locations – 2023
Jan 5 – Remlap Feb 2 – Nectar March 2 – West Blount
April 6 – Susan Moore May 4 – Blountsville Jun 1 – Straight Mtn.
Jul 6 – Pine Mountain Aug 3 – Dallas Selfville Sept 7 – STV-Blount
Oct 5 – Holly Springs Nov 2 – Palisades Dec 7 – Oneonta
Abby Hill
Secretary
Blount Co. Fire & EMS Association